Olympus E-510 vs Panasonic FH6

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Olympus E-510 and Panasonic FH6, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Olympus and Panasonic. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the E-510 (10MP) and FH6 (14MP) and the E-510 (Four Thirds) and FH6 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-510 was released 5 years before the FH6 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-510 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Panasonic FH6 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief summary of how the E-510 scores against the FH6 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-510 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6. The complete galleries are available at Olympus E-510 Gallery and Panasonic FH6 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Olympus E-510 enjoys external measurements of 136mm x 92mm x 68mm (5.4" x 3.6" x 2.7") along with a weight of 490 grams (1.08 lbs) and the Panasonic FH6 has sizing of 96mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus E-510 and Panasonic FH6 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Following is the front view scale comparison of the E-510 versus the FH6.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-510 and FH6 is 69 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it's difficult to see the gap in sensor measurements merely by researching specifications. The visual here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the E-510 and FH6.

Plainly, both of those cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-510 due to its bigger sensor will make getting bokeh simpler and the Panasonic FH6 will provide you with more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop shots a little more aggressively. The older E-510 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.